Live Auction 21042The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling
SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY, R.A. (BURFORD 1753-1839 LONDON)
Lot 1039

SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY, R.A. (BURFORD 1753-1839 LONDON)

Portrait of Benjamin Goldsmid (c.1753-1808), half-length, in a brown coat with a black collar

Closed27 May 2022

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GBP 5,292

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SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY, R.A. (BURFORD 1753-1839 LONDON)
Portrait of Benjamin Goldsmid (c.1753-1808), half-length, in a brown coat with a black collar
oil on canvas
29 x 24 1⁄2 in. (73.5 x 62.5 cm.)

Commissioned by Benjamin Goldsmid (c.1753-1808), and by descent to his youngest son,
Lionel Prager Goldsmid (1797-1866), and by descent to his daughter,
Jessie Sarah Goldsmid (1816-1888), and by descent to her son,
Colonel Albert Goldsmid (1846-1904), and by descent to his daughter,
Gladys, Baroness Swaythling, née Goldsmid (1879-1965), wife of Louis Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling (1869-1927), and thence by descent.

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For information on the sitter please see the essay for lot 1041.